Because Lincoln is so closely identified with what it is to be American, everyone wants to claim him, to rewrite his story to satisfy their own particular needs.

The thing about living in a village at the foot of a mountain is that the world for you becomes, without thinking about it, self-contained. People are of two kinds, really: from the Valley, and from Elsewhere.

Brazil is the second blackest nation in the world.

Instill respect for teachers.

It's no surprise that White people say things when they are together about Black people.

I'm a tech geek. Whenever I read about something new, I think to myself, How can I take this and make it black?

Without doubt, President [Barack] Obama is a great historical figure.